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Patented Dec. 4.21917.

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W. McK. STEVENS.

GRAINSMOCKER. AEPLICATIDN FILED "AR. ,13. 149|?? Y n Patnd Dec. 4,1917.

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Pma 1m 4,1917.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WAYNE MQKENZIE s'rnvnirs, oF TAYionvILLnILLiNoIs.

GRA [N-SHOCKER.

reisaafi" To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, WAYNE McKenzie S'rnvexs, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Taylorville, in the county of Christian and State of Illinois, have iii- -veiited a certain new and useful Grain Shocker, of which the following is a specification. l

The object of my invention isto provide a grain shocker for bundles of small grain adapted to be mounted on an ordinary grain binder.

A further object is to provide a device adapted to receive and press a number of bundles together and to remove said bundles from the receiving portion of the mechanism. and place them on the ground heads up in a shock.

A further object is to `provide in such a machine suitable'mechanism for timing the mechanism of the various parts whereby the bundles may be gripped at the proper time and removed from the receiving mechanism at the proper time and entirely discharged from the machine in proper sequence.

With these and other objects iiiview, my invention consistsf in the construction, arrangement and combination of the various parts of the device,whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claims, andillust-rated in the accompanying drawings", in which: i

Figure 1 shows a top or plan view of my grain Shock mechanism. r

Fig. 2 shows a detail, sectional view of part of the mechanism`-` Fig. 3 shows a side eleva-tion of my de vice. Fig. 4 shows a longitudinal, "sectional view of the telescoping members.

Fig. 5 shows a rear elevationof the device, showing the parts of the binder illustrating the relative position of my device with relation to the bundle handling meclianismof the binder. l Fig. 6 shows a top or lan view of two of the shafts withthe gearing devices thereon. Fig. 7 shows a horizontal, sectional view of a part of my bundle handling' mechanism. Fig. 8 shows an, end view of three of the shafts, with part of the mechanism thereon,

and

Fig. 9 shows a sectional, detail view of part of the mechanism. In the accompanying drawings, Ihave Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 13, 1917.

Patenteainm. 4, 1917.

seria'i No. 154,612

shown in Fig. 5, a part l0 of a binder frame which supports the elevating meclianisnif and is arranged over the large tractor wheel 1l from which the ordinary inccliiinisni of the binder is run. I have indicated part of such mechanism 12.

I have used the numeral 13 to indicate generally the frame of my improved attach-l ment, which is supported upon the main frame, and upon an axle 14, upon which are wheels 15.

Supported on the frame 13 at such point as to receive bundles, leaving the kickoff mechanism 16, is a bundle receptacle having the spaced side walls 17 and 18, which are curved toward each other at their lower ends, as clearly shown in Fig.

The wall 18, which is `giarther from the kickoff mechanism, and is laterally in the machine therefrom, is higher than the wall 17 so as to facilitate the feeding of the bundles to the bundle' receptacle.

At its forward end the receptacle has n.

wall 19, and 'at its rearward-end is a wall -20V hinged at its lowerv end and normally held in closed position by means of a spring 21. Supported near the rear lower part of theV bundle receptacle are parallel, longitudinally, arranged spaced tubes 22, which are supported below the bundle receptacle and are connected by a suitable frame member 23 for holding them properly spaced and rigidly supported.

Telescopically mounted vin each tube a smaller tube the forward end oi. wh.

4normally1 stands below the forward portion of the bundle receptacle, and has a cap 25 ,for limiting therearward telescoping movement of said tubes 24 in the tubes 22.

Mounted on the rear end of each ltube 24 is a frame member 26, which extends outwardly and upwardly in the machine and upwardly and then rearwardly in the machine as shown in Figs. 1 and 3.

The rear ends of the frame members 26 carry supporting caster wheels 27.

For normally holding the tubes 24 iI. their forward positions, I have provided in cach of said tubes a longitudinally sliding rod 28 Pivoted to each tube 24 isV a pawl 29, the engaging end of which is adapted to project through-a hole 30 in the wall of the tube 24, which pawl 29 has an arm pvoted to the rod 28, as shown in Fig. 4, said arm being, yeldingly held by a spring 31 in posit-ion for causing the en aging end of the pawl 29 .to project througi the opening 30, and in the' o1\va1'd position of each tube 24, the pawl. 29 engages the forward end of the tube b 22 and prevents any rearward movement of the tube 24wfiith relation to the said tubc 22. The rod 2,8,jivl1en the pawl is in the last described 'ositioin projects through the. rear end of t ie' lube 22 a shortr distance and extends forwardly from the pawl 2 9 toward the forward end of the tube 24 terminating short of said end, as' shown in Fig. 4. The forward end of the rod 28 is pivoted to an upwardly extending larm on a 'pawl 32, l which arm 'nay also slide on the rod 28.

The engaging end of said pawl 32 is designed to extend in certain of its positions through an opening 33 in the wall of the tube 24. On the rod 28, rearwardly from the paw] 32, is .a collar 34, and between the col.y lar 34 and the arm-of the pawl. 32, which is pivoted on the rod 28, is a spring 35 which tends to normallv hold the arm on the pawl 39. inv its forward position.

It Willbe seen that the engagement of the pawls 29 with the forward ends of the .tubes 22 will lock the tubes 24 in the forward p0- sitons' of their movement. Formed on the frame members 26 are opposite' fixed toothed sprocket gears 36. The frame members' 26 also form bearings fora transverse shaft 37. On the shaft 37 is mounted a sleeve 38 between' the fixed The Side Winn4 17a-na 1e are provided f with central, vertical slots 42 to permit said bundle gripp'ers'41 to enter the bundle receptecle. I

Each gripper 41 is mounted .upon a transverse, horizontal shaft 43', rotatably mounted in thefre'e end ofthe arm40, which shaft,l

when the free' ends of the arms 4()` are at ed to travel upwardly and rearwardly through a slot' 44 inthe wall18 or 17, as the case'may be, when'the ,arm is swung upwardly and rearwardly on its pivot while holding the gripper 41 with-in the bundle receptacle duringsuch svc/inging` movement.

On the outer end of each 'shaft 43 is 'a sprocket gear 45. A' chain 4 6i's mounted on each sprocket gear 45 and on one of the fixed '66 sprocket gears 36.'-

sprocketgears 36. The sleeve 38 isfixedto the inner limit of their movement, is adapt- I1,243,9ae

0n each arm 40 is a bracket 47. Secured to each-bracket., 47 is a chain 48. which ex- -tends rearwardly in the machine and is' secured to the frame member 2G, as shown in Fig. 3, for limiting the forward and downward movement of the arm 4 Pivo'ted 4to onevof the arms 40 rearwardly 'of the bundle' receptacle is a tube or sleeve 49.' Pivoted to the other of said arms 40 is a rod-or the like 50, telescopically received within the tube or .sleeve 49 and having! formed at its free end teeth 51.

Pivotally supported upon the tube 4 9 is a i pawl .52, the-engaging end of which is'deslgned, in certain positions of said pawl, to extend through anopeni'ng 53 in tlm-tube 49 an-dengagethe teeth 51 for pre\cnting"the movement of the arms 40 'away fronyeach other. l

A.rod 54 is pivoted to an upwardly extending arm of the pawl 52, and slidably extended through a bracket 55.-

Mounted on the rod 54 is a springl 56, which tends to yieldingly hold the pawl 52 in its position for engaging the .teeth 51. On the tube 49 is a collar 57 and between the 'collar 57 and the arm 40v to whiohthe rod 50 is secured, issu powerful coil spring 58 tending to yieldinglylol'd the arms 40 away from each other. A 95 It is my purpose to have the bundles dis-' charged from the kickoff mechanism 16 into the bundle receptacle and when the bundle receptacle 'is illed, to actuate mechanism for causingthe bundle grippers to move inwa'rdly toward eachother for gripping between them the bundle inthe bundle receptacle, .thereupon the vmechanism is operated for-swinging the bundle grippers with the bundles received between them upwardly. and rearwardly and for placing the bundles inV proper position on the ground rearwardly of the machine.-

I shall now1 vdescribe more in detail the mechanism tions.

Suitably supported on the frame 13, at .the lower rear end of the bundle receptacle, i is atransverse shaft' 59, abovewhich -is a transverse shaft 60.' Bearwardly in the 116 machine from the shaft 59 is a transverse shaft'61. and rearwardly from the shaft-6 1 SlidablyA but non-rotatably mounted on .the shaft 60 is a .s 1eeve ;8 1,.havng at one and 1,89l

for accomplishing these o'pera- 1 10 an annular disk 82 provided at one point in its circumi'erence ucar .its periphery with aypocket 83. .ei-rranged adjacent to the disk 82 is a roller84 supported by a bracket 85 on the frame f1.3, and adapted to travel on the face oi` the disk when. the sleeve 81 and the disk 82 are rotated. The disk 82 normally stands vin such` position on the shaft60 that the roller 84 is received in the pocket 83 (sce Figs. 6 and 9).

Formed on the end of the sleeve 81, oppo site the disk 82 is a clutch member 86. lio tatably but non-slidably .mounted on the shaft-60 near the clutch member 86 is a gear y holds the clutch members 86 the shaft 59 is a 87 having formed on one side a clutch mem ber 88- adapted to coact with the clutch member The gear 87 is in mesh with a gear 89 on the shaft 59.

For tl'irowing the clutch members 86 and 88 into gear, the foilo'wing means has been rovided.

The clutch member 86 has a smooth face' `engaged by one end of a pivoted arm 89a. Secured to the arm 89a is over a guide pulley 91, thence over-a. guide .pulley 92, and then secured to a lever' 93 on the frame of the binder. By moving the lever 93 in one direction, the arm 89, shown inFig. 6, will be operated for forcing the clutch members 86 and 88 into engagement With each other. A. spring 94 normallyl and 88 out of engagement with each other.

Fixed on. the shaft is a cam 95 having. a continuous groove 96 in its face', formed with central, right-hand and leit-hand stretches, as' shown by full and dotted lines in Fig. 6, and by fulllines in Fig. 5.

Slidably but non-rotatably .mounted on double clutch member 97. Pivotally connected on ythe frame 13 is an arm 98, which is operatively connected with.. the double clutch member 97, and has oney end extended into the groove 96. Rotatably but non-slidably mounted onV the shaft 59,

l on opposite sides of' the clutch 97, are gears Loosely mounted on 99 and 100.."j y y The gear 99'fmeshes with a gear 101 on the shaft 61, and the gear 100 meshes with a gear 102 on a sleevelOB on the shaft 61.

On the sleeve 103 is a. gear 104 which mesheswith a gear 105 fixed on the sleeve inl, which slee-ve is fixed4 on the shaft 37. On the shaft 61 is a gear 106 in mesh with a gear 7 3 on the sleeve 38. On the sleeve 38 are fixed the arms o "anyoke 72 (Fig. 7).

Loosely mounted oni-the sleeve 38 between said arms is the gear 7 3 having formed on one tace a frictional clutch member' 7 4. the sleeve 38, between the gear 7 3 and one of the arms of the yoke `72is a drum 7 5, having formed at one end a frirfional clutch, member. 76 adapted to coaotwth the clutch member 74.

a rope 90 extended normal positions,

'the arm upwardly, as s Y like 113, which is" 'in their normal positions nthe ropes 79 on the drum 75, the arms 40' will be drawn toward each other for thereby drawing the bundle grippers toward each other. y

On the-shaft 59, not far from the gear` 68, is loosely mounted a drum 64, on one end of which is a clutch member 65.

Slidably but non-rotatably mounted` adjacent to the'. clutch member 65, is a clutch member 122 on the shaft 59.

l'Vound on the drum 64 are two ropes or other flexible device 67, whichl are extended forwardly and u Wardly in the machine .around guide pul eys `68, and thence later'- ally in the machine around guide pulleys 69 and 70 (Figi 41), on opposite sides of the forward end -of the bundle receptacle, and'thence rearwardly in the machine to the respective shafts 43, to which ropes are secured lby means of loose'collars 71, shown in Fig. 1., A

The ropes V67, and parts connectedtherewith, serve to return the arms 40 to their as shown in Fig. 3, after the shock has been deposited on the ground, and their operationwill be hereinafter more fully referred to.

Oneachouterend-of the shaft 38 is mounted4 a hub orthe like 107, having a. recess 108 in its outer end.` Each hub 107 is adapted to rotate, but its rotation is limit# ed by a spring109 `secured. to the huband` to the shaft, and adaptedwhen the sha-ft is iin normall .position when the arms l40 extend forwardly and upwardly in the -machine to hold the hub 4107, which has the arm- 110 thereon', in 'osition for holding o'wn in Fig. 7. The arm 110 extends in4 such position upwardlyand inwardly in the machine and has on its* free end a head 111', adapted When the shaft is rotated in one of itspositions, to en gage'the rearwardend of the rod 28 for moving the rod .28a short distance for? 'wardly in the machine, until the head 111," engages the rearward end of the tube 24.

Secured to the rod '54 is a ropeor -the extended Iover a guide pulley 114, and 'througha guiderring. 115, and is secured to the frame ata suitable point asV at 1,16 (Fig. 5),- and-is with considerable s lagkwhenthe parts are I will-n 'ow 'describe4 the illiracti'caloperation of my improved shock device.'

arranged `60 'the righthand portio'n. of theslot 96, there- .by moving the-clutch member'97l fout of' en# gagementwith the elutch- .member 112, andi 'l into engagement with a clutch member 117 55 on the gear 100. The

with the tionshown'jin Fig. 3, extending upwardly and forwardly Normally the arms 40 vstand in the polsi#` ceptacle. The bundles ,are fed from lthe kickoff mechanism v16;downwardly, into the bundle '-receptacle, until .tliebundle ref inl the machine, and the grip` "pers 41 stand just .outside the bundle 're'- they extend ceptacleis iilled as 'full as the operator desires. The operator then grasps 4the lever 93, and-pushes it toward the framev member to which it is ,.seeured,'thereby moving the' arm -89"-tbwardjtlae smooth fa'ce of the clutch member 86formovin'gthe clutch member 86 by the pawl ae-'which onv the member; 50.

i'ng rotation' to the" gear 104, and to the' therewith. The rotation' of' the gear '105- rotates the sleeve 38 in the shaft 37 for swinging thearms-O upwardly vthe bundlereceptaele.

i'nto engagement with they clutch member 88.

when this .clutches sauna separe thrown into engagement, the gear89cin Imesh with the gear 87, will cause said gear 'to' rotate,A

thereby rotating vthe shaft through the clutch member 86, which is fixed to said shaft, The parts are so -arianged thatat the beginnln'g` of ea'h operation, when the shaft 60 begins to rotate, the free end. of'

the arm 98 travels into the left-hand por-- tion of the Groove. 96, thereby throwing the clutch member 97 into engagement with a coacting clutch member 112 on the gear99,

to be' rotated. The gear 9 9 is in mesh with the gea'r 101V thereby .causing the gear 99 on the shaft- 61.. The shaft 61 is thereby rotated for rotating the gear 106 and the gear' 73 in'meshtherewith. .The rotation of the -gear 73tlj1rough the clutchmembers 7 4 andV 7 5 rotates the drum 76, windingnthe ropes 79 thereon for' drawing the arms 40 'toward The movement of the-arms 40 toward each pers 41 toward each other moves` the 'gri ots 41 in .the sides'of other, through' the s lVhen the shafts-Al()moVe'toW-ard the inward limit of their`movement, theyare held .engages thefteeth 51 slippa ge is permitted -by theelutch 4members '74 and 76"(0 make-.allowance for diife'renees-l inthe size ofthe bundles andthe number f'bundles'in the bundlereceptacle.

lThe head of disarm-98 then moves into' ear 100 is in. mesh gear 102 on t esl'eeve 103. .The sleeve 103 is thereby rotated for impartgear 105`n mesh and rearwardly. -During suchmovement,

' the shafts. 43 ltravel u' Wardly through the curvedslots 44 until ,tiey leave the bundle receptacle, carrying wlth`4 them the grip- The shaft 59 is constantly rotated fromt-he traction `Wheel of 'the' binder.

It Vwill be seen that Fig. 3 to their .positlon sho/fn `by dotted 'pers- 41 andthe bundles held;I between said grippers. The bundles are fed into 'he receptacle with -their heads to the rear. The movement of tlie'arms L10 eontinues until rearwardly and slightly upwardly, as illustrated by doltted lines in Fig. 3.

During the movement' of ,the arms 4() from their position shown bf fullv lines in lines in said figure, it will be seen that ins'omuch as' the gears 36 are fixed, some rotation will be imparted to the gears'45 for swinging the butts ofthe bundles' downi Wardly and rearwardly,- unt1l Wh en the'arms 80 i0 are in their rearwardly'v extending position,l the bundles which are indicated by thetubes .22 they arev pushed upwardlyinto the rig. fa'

-tube's 22, and -thereby permitting the springs numeral 118, stand inthe position' 'shown in "henl the arms 4 0 reachv theirfrearward position: the heads 111.0nthe arms-110 engage'the rearward. ends of the rods`28, thereby moving said rods forw'ardlfyin the machine and freeing the pawls 29- rom er1- gagement with' vthe forward ends of -the 311:0 raise the pawls 29, so that the tubes 24,'mayfsliderearwardly in the tubes 'The rearward movement of the tends `to draw lthe engaging ends of the 9 5 pawls .32 through the openings 33 in the; tubes 24,y The faces 'of'said engaging por-- tions, which would engage the forward ends tubes. .22,l are beveled s o that as the pawls 32 strike the. forward ends 'of thel i tubes 24 againstthe'pressure of the' spring rearward-ends of the tubes 22 thesprin '105 On the shaft 60 is a cam 35; When, however, thepaw'ls 32 leave the i' 35 forcejthefforward ends o said paw s downwardlysothat saidp'awl's will vthen prevent any forwardmovemmt of the t'ubes 21' inv the tubes 22 until thepawls?J are again raised. 1

The action of the parts-is so timed 4that the shock is' firmly set 'on -the ground, and is 'heldfor a short time during'the rearward sliding movement of.. the .tubes24,.and when .the tubes reach their rearward' limit of mb\"ement,'the rope 113 becomestaut, there- 11p by releasing" the pawl 52, whereupon thev pon Ithe parts assume 4 the 'position showin by dotted-lines in'Fig. 1. 120, having in its surface a camshaped slot 121. The arm 123 is pivoted on the Aframe of the machine andis operatively connected with Ythe 'clutch I member 122,' and'has its free end received in the sljot121 Vhen the last described point in theo as, eration ofthe machine has been reached,4 e end 'of thejarm 123, reaches thegfposition in' Ithe slot-121 where the arm' 123 ismovetl to position for causing theclutch 13a loo ' and 65 to 'engage forthereby imparting rotation tofthe drum 64 and winding the rope l 67 onto `said drum, thereby raising the arms 40, and givipg them their forward move ment. y l' V When the' arms 40 reach the position extending substanti-ally upwardly,- the heads 111 on the arms; 110 move away from the rearward ends of the rods 28, permitting the 0 springs 31 to move the rods rearwardly in the machine, thereby releasing the pawls 32.

' The arms 40 continue their forward movement-until they reach the position where the chains L18 become taut for holding the arms 40 in position, extending upwardly and torn wardly in they machine, and thereupon the continuous winding of the rope 67,011 the drum 61 x,draws the tubes 24 and the parts supported thereon .forwardly inthe machine until the pawls pass and clear the forward ends oi. the tubes 24, and drop into the openings inthe tubes 24, at which time the arms l10 stand in the position, shown in Fig. 3with the grippers outside the bundle receptacle.

At this time in .the operation of the ma,- chine, the free end of the arm 123, reaches another portion of the cam slot 121, wherem4 by the clutch member 122 is moved out ot engagement with the clutch member 65.

, At the same time, the slot S3 in the face oi' the disk 82 reaches the roller 84, whereupon the spring 94 forces the sleeve 81 laterally lfor moving the clutch member 86 out of enga ement with the clutch member 88.

Auring 4the time when the drum 64 is being rotated, the free endl of the arm 98 travels in the central portion of the slot 96, thereby holding the double clutch member 97 in lits neutral position.

It should be noted that when the rear ward sliding movement ot the tubes 24 begins, the gears on theV shaft 61 are'moved .out of mesh with the gears on the shaft 59, and

when the parts are returned to their normalposition the gears on thel shaft 61 are returned tol mesh with the gears on the shaft59."V lItmight be mentioned in this connection that .during the first part of the upward and rearward movement ofthe arms 40, the grippers will engage they-upper portion of the hinged door 2O and swing said door lrearwardly against the pressure of' the spring 2l. y As soon as the bundles clear the ,door 2,0, the spring 21 returns said door to `it'sclosed position. p It willhave been noted that when the bundles are moved ytoward position for being left on lthe ground, they are dropped on the ground and are then held 'for a short time, so that they will not be upset by any momentum they may have the rearward swinging movement Blf arms 40.*'

received durng of the ".Th'is gives 4 the straw alsachaee to set 1n position before the bundles are released" by-lthe gripper-s. 4

Owing to the fact that the length of the bundle receptacle toreland-ait should be changed in order to cause bundles of diier ent lengths to tit and lie properly in thereceptacle, I have made the frontl wail 19 narrower than the bundle receptacle as illustrated in Fig. 1.

.Suitably mounted at one side from the bundle receptacle, near the forward end thereof, are two upright rockshafts 200 and 201. On the shaft 200 are a pair of curved,

spaced arms 202 eX'tendingto position in 80 front of the bundle receptacle. On the shaft 201' is a similar pair of curved spaced arms 203 arranged parallel with the respective arms 202. fr rearwardly extending bar 204 is secured to the forward surface of the wall 19, and pivotally con nected with the arms 202` and ,3,

On the shaft 201 is a late lijf extending arm 205, to which is pivoted r rod 206 eX- tending rearwardly in the machine. The ai) rod 206 is pivoted at its rear end to one arm of a centrally pivoted bell cranlriever 207.

Pivoted to the other arm of the hell crank lever 20'( is a rod 208 extending laterally in Bti ,the machine and secured to a lever 209.

The lever 209 has ka pawl 210, adapted to coast with a sector 211. By manipulating the lever 209, the wall^19 maybe shoved in wardly or outwardly in lthe bundle rev ceptacle,

Somechanges maybe made in 'the con struction and arrangement of the parteci? my improved machine without (lr-*perdersi from the essential features and purposes o my invention, and. it is .my intention te cover ,lar E by my present application, any such vondt Iiedv forms of structure or use of me. hafrlcal.

equivalents, which iii'ay 'be reasonably includedwithin the scope of my claims.

I cla-im as myinvention: 1. Inga device ofthe class described, a ceptacle for receiving bundles. a frame mounted for sliding movement with relation to said receptacle, arms pivoted thereon rearwardly of said'` receptacle, and `adapted 115 vin' one of theirv positions to extend'upwardly and forwardly in the machine, said. arms being'capable of pivotal movement in a vvertical plane, and Valso of movement toward and from each other.J gripper devices Carried by said arms,l said receptacle being` provided with openings to receive "said gripper devices, means for moving said gripper devices toward each other. for gripping between Vthem bundles in the bundle receptacle,

means for swinging said arms rearwardly on their pivot points, wheels for supporting one end of said movable frame` means for holdr said movable frame at the forward limit of its movement, mearstfareleasing e is .65 the machines.

saidmean's, whenjsaid arms reach a'certain A( ySitio'n of Itheir rearward movement, means or moving vsaid arms apart aftertliey have reached 'their i'.e'ai'ward limit of movement, and mnisfforreturning said arms to their.

" 2. Ilia-fd' e'of: the-classdescribed, a re'- epiaei fp feed-ving bundle-s', a' frame; sliding movement withrelation r in one o 1' their positions- 1 to: extend upwardl: amifffmwardlyinv 'the machine, said arms 4 in lfcapable-offpivotal movement in a jve'i'tica'- and lalso -ofmovement towa-rdia'nd each' other, gripper devices carried by Sadlfaims, j said v receptale. being provided4 witliopenings .to receive ,said'gripf perI devices, means for moving. said gripper' devices 'toward 'each other for gripping be tween them bundles in .the bundle receptacle, means' .for swinging' said arms; rearwardly oneend of said'- movable frame, means for limit ofits movement, ,means for releasing said means,when said arms reach a certain yosition of their rearward movement, means or moving said armsA apart after they have 'and means-for returning said arms to their original positions`and for sliding said. movable frame forwardly in the-machine to its original position. 3B,

mounted :for sliding movement with relation to 'said receptacle, l.wheels on saidframe -for 40 ound, vmeans-for locking said. frame in its drward position'ofniovement, arms pivotally mounted .on said frame, rearwardly of said bundle receptacle, and designed to ex- -tend normally upwardly and forwardly in vthe machine, bundle grippers on said -1 arms,

other, means said-.holding means when said arms. have reached their rearward posit-ions, means for. impartin tion during their ,rearwardl movement, and means for returning the parts to their origif ,'nal positions. ISB- 4. In' a"dev ice' of receptacle vfor receiving bundles, a frame mounted for sliding movementwith relation to said receptacle-,wheels on said frame for supportin'goneend ot said frame,',on the round,

o'tally mounted said bundle receptacle, .and tend normally upwardly .andfforwardly in bundle holding said movable frameat the forward,

reached vtheir .rearwardrlim-it of movement,"`

.3. In a' deviceoithe class described, a receptacle'- .for receiving' bundles,"a framel means'for swinging said armsjtowald4 each for' .swingin'gsaid arms rear'- wardly 'in the machine, means for releasingL lto sa'id arms-'limited rotarymoc .7.' In a device 'the described, a.

means. tor locking said frame'iii j orwafrd position of movement, arms piv on' saidl frame rearwardly off designedto ex .."l'

. a l means for swinging fsaid arms towardf each other, nieansfor swinging seid arms rearwardly in themachine, means for-releasing said holding means w'hen lsaidarms have reached their rearwardpositions, means for 70 imparting to said arms limited rotaryfniotion during their rearward movement, means for moving saidarms apart after'tliey have reached the rearward limit .of their movement, meansj-'for swinging said arms for-'jv .wardly in the machine, andineans torre-1 j .tur-ning said movable frame to 'its' original position.` 5. In a grain 4shock machine,'a bundle receptacle having openings in its side walls, 4so bundle,y .grippei" s,'j means for lmoving said"l .bundle grippers through said openingsfrom the outside to the inside o f-said receptacle, means' for. moving.. said gripper to lposition vfor depositing said bundle on the. ground, and means for returningfsaidjgr'ippers to their orig'n'alfposition. Y. f '6'. In-'adevicel'of` he class described, the combination of a grain binder machine, with 4 a receptacle adapted to receive bundles dropped therefrom in a horizontal position, a frame mountedffor fore-and-aft sliding movement in themachine, arms mounted on said frame, for pivotalA movement in'two directions, grip'pers on the. free. ends of said arms-mounted for' rotary movement,- means. for swinging-the freey ends of ysaid arms l inwardly or gripping bundlesin'said' -receptacle, and lfor thereafter.simultaneously 'wa-rdlyandfor rotating said grippers, and for thereafter swinging said'arin's downwardly and'depositing,saidgbundles on thel ground,'niea ns for normally lholding said movable frame in its forward position, 105 means for'ieleasingjsaid las'tmea'ns when `said arms 'are in their last described position' for permittingI the machine to moveA forwardly without disturbing said bundles .after the bundles have been placed on the. round', 1110 whereby the grip ers may hold the undles 'for a4 short perio of time after the bundles therea ter'spreading .the opposite ends, -of said armsapart and returning Athem to vtheir .115 original positions. f

of the class described,' a're1 c eptacle, a frame, arms pivoted on said. r fra-me rearwardly osaid receptacle, grip.

pers on said arms,' means :for movin said 120..

arms to position 4for/gripping bund es in i said receptacle, .means for swinging saidf' arms upwardly and rearwardly-and thence ,downwardly and rearwardly. and; thence l;the`.grou1id,fsaid .receptae e havngarear wall pivoted at';,itej .1ower. edge, and means "fright position..

'is l vswin'ging said Aarms upwardly and' iear- 100 are de 'osited .onthe ground, and means for downwardly far deposiaa-said'band1es-on 125' ceptacle for receiving` bundles fromabinder, ground', means for releasing s aid means,.

a mbvable frame device having a wheel reaxr-Y means for releasing said 'locking devicel for` 4 .Wardly of said receptacle, Said frame depermittingsaid frame vdevice Vtolremain sta- 15" vice being capable of sliding movement with tional-y with relation to the ground while 5 relation t-o said receptacle, mea-ns for locktlie receptacle moves forwardly 4with 'a ing said frame device in its' forward posibinder, meansV for moving \said grippi tion of movement, gripping devices mov- -deviceapart, andmeans for returnm sai p ably mounted on 'said frame device, means gripping devices and movable frame" evice' 20 for moving said Vgri ping devices to position; to their original. positions. .d n 10 for engaging bunv les, in `saidl receptacle, Des Moines, Iowa, February 1, 1917.

i means for -moving said grippin devices to n position for depositing bundes on the WAYNE MCKENZ-IE'STEVENS 

